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  • Meet a mortician: Robert Wilk

    In the quiet halls of Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, professionals like Robert A. Wilk dedicate their lives to honoring the fallen with dignity, care, and unwavering respect. As a seasoned mortuary affairs specialist, Wilk’s career spans over four decades, starting long before he ever wore a

  • AFMAO Chaplains host Mortuary Training Course

    The Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operation Chaplain corps held a two-day Chaplain Corps Mortuary Training Course, July 29-30 2025.The course, open to all branches, was targeted towards DoD chaplains, caregivers, and religious support personnel. The intent of the course is to not only expose Chaplains

  • JASDF tours Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations at Yokota

    The 374th Force Support Squadron and Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Operating Location Pacific team welcomed Japan Air Self-Defense Force members to the mortuary affairs for a tour of the facility at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 29 - 30.

  • AFMAO embodies “No Airman left behind” - Operation Colony Glacier 2025

    Forty miles from civilization, in this case Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, and accessible only by helicopter, U.S. Air Force Capt. Travis Lockwood stands on Colony Glacier. Before him lies a wide, unforgiving landscape scattered with debris from a long-ago tragedy that has become a mission of

  • Army Staff Sgt. Saul F. Gonzalez honored in dignified transfer June 24

    A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Saul F. Gonzalez of Pullman, Michigan, June 24, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Gonzalez was assigned to D Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

  • With honor and precision

    Airmen from the 436th Mission Generation Group recently completed their final evaluation for reverse dignified transfer training at Dover AFB. This solemn, three-day course ensures the Airmen are fully prepared to respectfully handle the remains of fallen service members along with our AFMAO team.